Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum phoned his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Thursday, and discussed the Western Sahara issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. This phone call is part of a campaign led by Algeria, after Morocco launched a military operation in the Sahara to secure the free flow of goods and people in the Guerguerate border crossing. The talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister were preceded by a meeting on January 25 in Addis Ababa between the
Moroccan actor Bachir Skirej passed away, Thursday, due to complications from his coronavirus infection. The deceased died in Orlando, Florida, where he was living with his wife. He was recovering at home when he contracted the coronavirus, before his health deteriorated and he was transferred to the hospital. Bachir Skirej, born in 1939 in Tangiers, the Moroccan actors worked in theater, cinema and television. One of his most famous works are Hajj Mokhtar Al-Souladi's Love, Lalla Hobi and
Starting from February 1, Moroccan travelers wishing to visit Spain will have to submit a negative PCR test upon arrival, the Spanish Embassy announced on Thursday. AVISO IMPORTANTEA partir del 01 hasta el 07 de febrero, pasajeros procedentes de ?? y que se dirijan a ?? DEBERÁN PRESENTAR PCR negativa a su llegada.La lista de países de riesgo se revisa cada 14 días según Recomendación del Consejo 2020/ 1475Lista en https://t.co/wglvYAceqH
«Western Sahara is not within the territorial scope of the UK-Morocco Association Agreement», said Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly, answering a question by Labor party politician Kim Johnson. «As is clear from the territorial application article of the Agreement, the UK-Morocco Association Agreement applies in the same way as the EU-Morocco agreements». James Cleverly «The UK is clear that the application of parts of the
The African Union (AU) has secured an additional 400 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a health official said on Thursday, with the aim of vaccinating 60% of the continent's population over three years, according to Reuters. John Nkengasong, director of the AU’s disease control and prevention body, told an online briefing that in addition to the 270 million doses previously secured, the African Union will receive 400 million shots from the Serum Institute of India
As of January 25, 2021, the schedule of controls for vaccines against the new coronavirus, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicates that the UN institution has not yet approved the injectable formula developed by Sinopharm’s laboratories in Wuhan. This grid, accessible on the organization's platforms, details all of the vaccines under review. These include Covishield, developed by the Serum Institute of India under license from AstraZeneca/University of
Despite attempts by the Ministry of Health in Germany to reassure German citizens, the Robert Koch Institute's vaccination committee has chosen not to recommend AstraZeneca's anti-Covid vaccine to people aged 65 and over. Researchers are therefore opting for preventive proscription, faced with the lack of tenable scientific data on the risks or safety of injections in the elderly. AstraZeneca's vaccine is awaiting authorization by the European Medicines Agency. In this context, the
756 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 469,139. 895 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 447,076. 17 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,224. 6 of these deaths were recorded in Casablanca-Settat, 3 in Marrakech-Safi, 2 in Beni Mellal-Khénifra, 2 in
King Mohammed VI announced, Thursday at the Royal Palace in Fez, the start of the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19, royal statement said. On this occasion, the King received his first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. All Moroccan citizens and foreigners living in the Kingdom aged between 17 and over 75 years will benefit from the vaccination campaign for free, the same statement recalled. This will make it possible to achieve the expected levels of herd
Military planners from Morocco and the United States are preparing for the 2021 edition of the «African Lion» exercise. Planners from U.S. Southern European Task Force met in Agadir with their Moroccan military counterparts Jan. 20-30 to make arrangements for the largest military exercise in Africa, US media reported. The preparation of these military exercise was examined, on November 12 in Agadir, by Major General Andrew Rohling, Deputy Commander of the United States Army in